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Phy 232
Your 'collaborative labs' report has been received. Scroll down through the document to see any comments I might have inserted, and my final comment at the end.
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You have completed the first series of collaborative labs.
In that series you developed some important skills with teamwork, collaboration and communication. By now you have also developed additional lab techniques and insights, as well as an expanded understanding of physics and the standard formulations of motion, energy, momentum, forces and other topics.
You now have a good idea of the function of each member of the team, the designer, the experimenter, the analyzer and the interpreter.
You are also familiar with the items in your lab materials package.
The second series of activities will be spread out over the remainder of the semester. The investigations in this series will be more substantial and extensive than those of the first series, though we will limit the scope to keep the workload reasonable.
Please give a brief statement of three proposals for the second series of investigations, relevant to the topics of the labs you have performed and/or the material covered so far in the course. It should be possible to conduct your proposed investigations using the materials in the lab package, and/or common items you can expect your team members to have.
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How would the distances differ if you used a convex lens in place of a concave lens while finding the focus distance?
What would happen if you reflected two light sources off a mirror and through a lens? Would the image reflect back so that if you covered the right source the right light would disappear?
What would happen if you pointed a camera at a mirror which reflected off three other mirrors back into the eyepiece of the camera?
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Discuss your first idea. How do you think it might be tested? What sort of items do you think might be required? How do you think your idea might be tested?
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You could set it up just like the prior labs and instead of using your concave lens you can use it as a convex lens. How would the light on the screen differ? You would need a light, screen, and lens. You could test to see how far the light needs to be to stay in focus much like the prior lab.
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Discuss your second idea. How do you think it might be tested? What sort of items do you think might be required? How do you think your idea might be tested?
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You would need 2 lights, a mirror, lens, and screen. You could set up a mirror so that it reflects back into the lens and then cover up each light source. You can also test how the light reacts on screen when you move the source.
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Discuss your third idea. How do you think it might be tested? What sort of items do you think might be required? How do you think your idea might be tested?
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You can set up 4 mirrors in a box shape so that the reflection of one goes to the next. Then place a camper in between two mirrors and line them up so that the eyepiece is what the lens is shooting through.
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Your instructor is trying to gauge the typical time spent by students on these activities. Please answer the following question as accurately as you can, understanding that your answer will be used only for the stated purpose and has no bearing on your grades:
This took about an hour.
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These are good ideas.
I'll get back to you soon on this series of collaborative labs.
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